shlbylng is a recipe for a black hole.
$2795
1 month ago
minus $2200 for the horn.
oh well, back to square one…
but it is ALL worth it.
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How to save $5000
It made me
exhilirated
 "I am thrilled to reach this, and will continue to save for 'a rainy day' or big purchases!"
How I did it: I opened a savings account just for 'extra' money-- that's any money that comes our way that isn't our paychecks. So, sometimes I was depositing pitiful amounts (and rolled change!) and other times I had substantial amounts (like Star rebates or Tenant's rent payments). I am amazed at how quickly this can happen if you're dedicated to it. It's too easy to spend money quicker if it's in your checking account, but with savings we can put it in there and practically forget about it. Lessons & tips: See above! Stick to it, and see how quickly your nest egg can build.
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shlbylng is a recipe for a black hole.
now
1 month ago
i’ve got $2245, but i’m going to have to buy a french horn for band…
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the first $1000
1 month ago
When I was organizing my weekly banking and checking all my pays had gone through, I decided to transfer $1000 into my savings account. It was just sitting in my every day account, and I don’t want/need to use it, I’ve just liked seeing the, cough, larger numbers on my transaction records. But putting it in the savings account, will earn me some extra interest on it which will help.
It’s a simple action, but an action nonetheless.
Slowly..
1 month ago
I’ve saved $1500!
although, I hit a stupid car in the carpark at a shopping centre and will have to part with $900 of that very shortly. BOO!!!
pixiespassion is having a baby!!!!!
$5520.68
2 months ago
RAWK!!!! I feel so awesome for finishing this. But I have to start all over again because this is going towards a new roof that is badly needed and a new car to replace the one that got wrecked last month. :`( But it’s ok because I know I can do it again!
So far so good
2 months ago
I actually started this in January and so far I am at $2800. No rush. Just something I was trying to do by the end of the year.
pixiespassion is having a baby!!!!!
$4,365.65
2 months ago
YAH!!! Too bad half of that will be going towards a down payment on a car in about a month. Boooo! Hissss!
pixiespassion is having a baby!!!!!
$2387.33
3 months ago
So we’re down a bit, but it was a lot lower. Had to dip in because of me having surgery and not working for a while. But we’ve bumped it back up and we’ll make our $5000 mark no matter what I have to do to get there!
shlbylng is a recipe for a black hole.
i want
3 months ago
to do this, so i can be with you.
when the time comes, i want to be able to afford us. i know you want to pay for everything, i know you want to take care of me – but i want to contribute also.
realistically, i have four years to do this in. i feel that it is plausible.
NOW, for a job…
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